How to Use sanctity in a Sentence

sanctity

noun

• Books were the most acute threat to the sanctity of the bordered self.
  — Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2023
• From a distance, in the sanctity of the shade, that is.
  — Kyle MacNeill, Vogue, 15 July 2024
• Not holding a flag to protest the sanctity of the flag.
  — Angela Helm, The Root, 3 Sep. 2017
• This is the sanctity of the game, the sacred purity of the game.
  — James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2021
• The synth chords lend a sound of sanctity that is new for Dumont.
  — Armond White, National Review, 20 Nov. 2020
• And Pence said Trump stands for the sanctity of human life.
  — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2020
• His sanctity was so great that even creatures of the sea would pay him homage.
  — Anna Della Subin, The New York Review of Books, 11 May 2021
• Aiden has to learn the sanctity of love — for Elijah and for himself — to find his own sense of grace.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2021
• Adibi drew the curtains; even in these times the sanctity of the deceased must be preserved.
  — Melissa Etehadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2020
• Kass notes the sanctity of the police profession can be found as far back as the Bible and Torah.
  — Fox News, 28 Sep. 2019
• The cause of restoring the sanctity of life to the center of American law is the calling of our time.
  — CBS News, 23 Apr. 2023
• But for too many in our state, the importance — and even the sanctity of their vote — is in question.
  — Emily Brooks, Washington Examiner, 22 Feb. 2021
• Those that talk about the sanctity of life, prove it by protecting the lives of children.
  — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 30 May 2022
• The classy move would have been to stay above it — the sanctity of the pinstripes and all that — but that’s not reality.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2023
• In my opinion, the Alabama law is not about the sanctity of life at all.
  — J.d. Crowe | [e-mail], al.com, 3 June 2019
• What mattered above all is the belief in the sanctity of the transaction.
  — Alexander Sammon, The New Republic, 14 Aug. 2019
• To them, ditching booze was a way to protect the sanctity of the saintly Protestant home.
  — Kim Kelly, Teen Vogue, 17 Jan. 2020
• Many Israelis respect the sanctity of the place as the holiest site in Judaism.
  — Ken Chitwood, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2023
• These are the actions of someone who cares, what, about democracy and the sanctity of your vote?
  — Fox News, 6 Sep. 2018
• Now, evil threatens the sovereignty of one country and the sanctity of all others.
  — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2022
• No one believes in the sanctity of life more than the men and women of the Fort Smith Police Department.
  — Jennifer Henderson, CNN, 17 Oct. 2021
• It was simply meant to be enjoyed within the sanctity of their own homes.
  — Maryam Jillani, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2021
• But the sanctity of the concert hall should be respected.
  — David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com, 19 May 2018
• The sanctity of our electoral process is paramount for the health of our democracy.
  — Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
• Reagan is the only character in the book who insists on the sanctity of her job.
  — Jessica Weisberg, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2019
• The blockchain’s sanctity had been altered by fiat from above.
  — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, WIRED, 18 June 2018
• The competitive sanctity of the NFL on a week-to-week basis is the backbone of its success.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2019
• Dacus and Bridgers both sing of the sanctity of their inner selves, about protecting what’s theirs and theirs alone.
  — Susannah Felts, Longreads, 27 Apr. 2023
• There could be even more than just a bronze medal—or the sanctity of a now iconic podium photo—at stake in the appeal’s outcome.
  — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2024
• Aries is assertive enough to set U-Haul wheels in motion while simultaneously recognizing the need to preserve the sanctity of Aquarius’ mental space.
  — Jennifer Culp, Them, 31 July 2024

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024